Cyberjihad
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Jihad (Muslim holy war) conducted by means of computers and the Internet. countable, uncountable
"Palestinian hackers who support the al-Aqsa Intifadah have been waging a cyberjihad against Israeli government and commercial targets, defacing web sites and conducting DOS attacks."
Example
More examples"Palestinian hackers who support the al-Aqsa Intifadah have been waging a cyberjihad against Israeli government and commercial targets, defacing web sites and conducting DOS attacks."
Etymology
From cyber- + jihad.
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